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Biography for Adel Ahmad Safar

First Name: Adel Ahmad

Last Name: Safar

Title: Minister of Agriculture

Organization: Syrian Government

Country: Syrian Arab Republic

Date of Birth: 1953

Place of Birth: Damascus Countryside

Spouses: Married(Source: ACSAD website 2002 edition)

Education: 1977 Ls Agriculture Sciences University of Damascus (Syria) 1983 High Education Diploma from the Ecole Nationale de l'Agriculture & des Industries Alimentaires Nancy (France) 1987 PhD from the Ecole Nationale de l'Agriculture & des Industries Alimentaires Nancy (France)

Languages: English, French, Arabic(Source: ACSAD website 2002 edition)

Politics: Baath Party

CV: 1977-1978 Engineer at ACSAD (Syria) 1978-1981 Assistant t Faculty of Agriculture (Syria) 1987-1992 Teacher at Faculty of Agriculture (Syria) 1992-1997 Director Faculty of Agriculture Damascus University (Syria) 1997-2000 Dean Faculty of Agriculture Damascus University (Syria) 2002-2003 Director of ACSAD (Syria) 2003 Minister of Agriculture (Syria) Member of the Baath PartyMember of the Economic CommitteeMember of the High Council for Investment

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Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle on its territory (Reuters)

By Dominic EvansBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that... ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 4 mins ago]

Entities: Syria, Dominic Evans, Golan Heights

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 11 mins ago - 8 reports

Israel Defense Forces

Syria and Israel exchange fire in Golan Heights

An Israeli soldier looks through his binoculars from the top of his tank during a drill near the border with Syria. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/ A cross-border exchange of fire in the Golan Heights between the Israeli and Syrian armies early on Tuesday triggered ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 11 mins ago]

Entities: Golan Heights, Israel Defense Forces, Syria, Israel

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 37 mins ago - 18 reports

Syrian Army fires across border into Israel to retaliate for airstrikes

Today's incident marks the first time that Syria has admitted breaching the border with Israel since the civil war began. By Ariel Zirulnick posted May 21, 2013 at 8:59 am EDT Israel and Syria traded fire across their border today in the third such incident ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 37 mins ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Israel, Syria

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 6 reports

Barack Obama

Barack Obama voices concern over Hezbollah role

Tells Sulaiman group’s participation is counter to Lebanese government’s policies Washington: US President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to support Syrian President ... [Published Gulf News - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Lebanon, Syria, Barack Obama

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 13 reports

Hizballah

3 Hezbollah fighters die of wounds from Syria

Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in ... [Published Sify - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Syria, Lebanon

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 11 reports

Hezbollah widens role in Syria, with 28 fighters reported killed

Smoke billows after explosives were dropped by a Syrian warplane in Yabroud near Damascus. Intense fighting has put rebels on the defensive recently, and the overt Hezbollah involvement has raised tensions in neighboring Lebanon, where funerals were held ... [Published Philadelphia Daily News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, Syria, Lebanon

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 5 reports

Syria ? The Ultimate Catch 22 ? Mass Murder versus Islamic Extremism

The foreign policy of President Barack Obama regarding Syria is in question. Russia and Iran back President Bashar al Assad. Turkey and the US call for his voluntary resignation. Secretary of State John Kerry stated a goal of decisions by mutual consent ... [Published Family Security Matters - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Mass Murder, The Ultimate Group

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 8 reports

Israeli Army attacks southern Syria site

GAZA, May 21 (KUNA) -- The Israeli Army launched a raid operation on a site located in southern Syria on Tuesday in response to machine gun shooting from the Syrian side on an army patrol passing by close to the border.Radio Israel quoted a spokesman ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Israeli Army, Syria, Israel

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 14 reports

Gunshots from Syria damage IDF vehicle in Golan none hurt

Gunfire from Syria crossed the border into Israel early Tuesday morning causing light damage to an Israeli military vehicle, the IDF stated.No soldiers were injured in the incident which occurred in the central Golan Heights. ... [Published The Sydney News - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Light Damage, Golan Heights

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 15 reports

Russia: Assad foes must come to Syria meeting without conditions

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday it is crucial for Syrian opposition envoys to engage in peace talks without setting preconditions, apparently referring to demands for President Bashar al-Assad's removal ... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Sergey Lavrov, Russia

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 14 reports

Syria At A Standstill

Proposed peace conference has hosts, will it have any guests?Senior WriterFrom Washington and Jerusalem, it’s hard to tell the good news from the bad in the stalemate that is the Syrian civil war. This week the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad ... [Published Baltimore Jewish Times - 21 hours ago]

Entities: David Pollack, Syria, Israel, Civil War

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 22 reports

Report: 23 Hezbollah Members Killed in Syria

(BEIRUT) — A Syrian group that tracks the country’s civil war says 23 fighters from the militant group Hezbollah have been killed in fierce clashes in a strategic town near the Lebanese border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says ... [Published The China Blog - May 20 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Syria, Rami Abdul-Rahman, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Homs

Blogs

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It is over in Syria [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Dec 28 2012] "Assad’s departure is likely only weeks away, a few months at the most, White predicted ." We can all go home now. ...
Syria: flights to Damascus cancelled [Published RAKYAT MARHAEN - Nov 30 2012] ...
Syria Has Internet Again (December 1, 2012) [Published SANS NewsBites - Dec 04 2012] Internet connectivity in Syria appears to have been restored as of Saturday, December 1....... ...
War with Syria? [Published AMERICAblog News\| A great nation deserves the t ... - Apr 25 2013] The US says Syria did use chemical weapons against its people - Obama's promised a harsh response if true.. ...
The human cost of Syria's war [Published RAKYAT MARHAEN - Dec 02 2012] ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Syria systems down for second day [Published BBC News Video - World - Nov 30 2012]
U.N.: 60,000 killed in Syria [Published CNN.com - Video - Jan 02 2013]
The President and Syria [Published ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - Apr 27 2013]
Taking aim in Syria [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Dec 19 2012]
Violent Saturday in Syria [Published CNN.com - Video - Dec 23 2012]

Press Releases

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Humanitarian crisis in Syria needs robust funding [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Jan 29 2013]
Council eases sanctions against Syria to suppor... [Published European Council - Press - EN - Apr 21 2013]
Syria Defence and Security Report Q2 2013 [Published PR Newswire: Auto & Transportation - Apr 08 2013]
Research and Markets: Syria Gas Markets, 2012 [Published Business Wire Energy News - Dec 05 2012]
The National Press Club voiced its serious conc... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Jan 04 2013]